Sourcebook for ancient Mesopotamian medicine /
Ancient Mesopotamia, one of the sources of our own Western medical tradition, vies with ancient Egypt for having produced the world's earliest recorded medical texts. This volume is an introductory guide to Mesopotamian medicine for readers at any level of proficiency in cuneiform. With transli...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Akkadian |
Publicado: |
Atlanta :
Society of Biblical Literature,
[2014]
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Colección: | Writings from the ancient world ;
no. 36. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1 : Foundations. The diagnostic and prognostic series
- Pharmacology
- The therapeutic series
- Medical text commentaries
- Part 2 : Therapeutics. Eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
- Fever
- Skin and bones
- Heart and lungs
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Genitourinary tract
- Neurology
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Poisoning, imaginary and otherwise ; endocrine disorders
- Part 3 : Holistic healing. Prayers and stone charms
- Healing rituals.